Eyes Up Here

 

    Keep your eye on the ball. Keep your head in the game. Don’t lose focus. Keep your eye on the prize. Lock in. Don’t get distracted

 All these statements are advice from different fields that are all saying the same thing. If you want to succeed you have to keep focus in the right place. Misplaced attention can lead you astray

  In Colossians 3:1-2 we read: “Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.” The message is the same in our spiritual efforts. Set your mind and attention on things above.

  Yet how many times are we looking in the wrong direction? We look down at others. We look around in concern about what everyone thinks. We stare down to the level of the world. We look back at what they did. We glance over to see how we compare to others.

 That isn’t where we should keep our eyes, however. We need to fix our eyes on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2). He is up not down. Negative thoughts, earthy distractions, and worldly division are all distractions to the place we are seeking.

 Keep your head and your eyes up.